PINKERTON #3
THE PORTABLES When I took the Special Ed job at Pinkerton, classroom space was at a premium. So Room 69 would be my home for …
PINKERTON TALE #4
NOTHING IS TAUGHT TILL SOMETHING IS LEARNT One day the counselor comes to me and says, “I’m giving you a ‘poor thing.” Derek is so …
PINKERTON TALE #5
CAUGHT CRYING Sue comes into my room every day, armed with a shield of protection against the world. No one is ever going to hurt …
PINKERTON TALE #6
“DISCARDS?” Many of our students in special education are thriving, coming from stable loving homes. But many others are not so lucky. We do what …
SWALLOW THAT FROG
When my sister got a part time job in the Biology lab in her first year of college, she brought home literal frog legs which …
SUMMER EVENING IN ORLEAN VA
A drive up and down through thick green foothills, twists and turns as the sun lowers. Orlean Market and Restaurant. Crabcakes. Reubens. Genuine hand cut …
SOFTER WORDS
I’m in the Physical Therapy office waiting for my husband, who has misplaced his ever present coffee mug, the one that attaches to his hand …
GRANDDAUGHTER #3
This girl, this curly redheaded girl, is often a rock in a stormy sea. She calmly crochets fantastic animals for her friends. I stare in …
GRANDSON #2
Such a beautiful boy! A cuddler from the beginning. So many adventures we had. Remember romps at Robert Frost Farm? Picnics under Jimmy the apple …
GRANDSON #5
You came into our lives as somewhat as a bonus baby for me, some 20 plus years after my own last baby. I felt like …